Wow, has it been that long since I last posted anything on here? I am so far behind I’m not sure I will ever really catch up, but I will definitely try. I was considering closing this blog down, but it is as much a release for me as it is an update for my family on the goings on in the Konlock household. I will try not to be too redundant with pictures or anything that I have updated on Facebook, but just wanted to let everyone know that we are doing fine.
I think the last I posted was in March and we have had a few things going on since then. We took three, yes three, vacations. One to Florida for Spring Break with Andy’s brother Mark and his Mom Ann. One to northern Wisconsin with our good friends the Balistreri Family for the 4th of July. The third was to see my sister Amaryllis and her family in Wyoming who I haven’t seen since I moved to Wisconsin.All were good times and helped to create wonderful memories, which of course I caught all on film.
In between our constant vacationing we also had the boys in Summer school for reading, because every little bit helps, and playing Baseball for the NBAA (New Berlin Athletic Association) and ongoing scouting adventures. I’m not going to say they super loved any of it, but they were troopers and gave at least 85% effort. The agreement in our family is that they can choose which sport to play but they have to play a sport because it keeps them outside and gives them a reason to get in their exercise. Plus, they make more friends then are just in their own school because they usually will do a mix up of all the different schools, and they learn good sportsmanship.
As for scouting, Jack is still a bit so-so on it, but he does enjoy spending time with his Dad and his friends. Alex is full on into cub Scouts as he has seen his brother participate for the last two years and has had to patiently wait until he is old enough to join. Right now he is pretty excited about being in the Cub Scouts and I hope he keeps that excitement.
We also got new bikes and really started to use them. There was swimming practice and birthday parties to attend. Play dates with friends and meeting new people. We spent the majority of the summer outside in the back yard either in my garden, on the rope swing or in the forest pretending. It was the kind of summer you remember when you were little filled with family, friends and fun.
All good things must come to an end though, and the new school year snuck up on us more quickly than I thought it would. Today I put my kids on the bus for the first day of school and as always it is a little bitter sweet. gone are the days of sleeping in and staying up late to be replaced by scheduled everything and a calendar that always seems to be filled with bursting with all the new events that pop up unexpectedly or even planned way in advance.
Now is also the time where I regain some time for myself and can have a few hours a day to accomplish some of the things I like to do that don’t include housework or worrying about my husbands or my schedule lining up perfectly so there is always someone there for the kids. (Where would we be without Grandma and Grandpa Konlock to help?) Now is when I find the time to get back into my craft room and do small things like update my family blog,which had fallen to the wayside all throughout summer. So for better or worse, school is back in session and life is returning to some semblance of normal.
